Okay. This is going to be a serious post. And really, as a disclaimer, this has not happened to me in a while and I’m very appreciative of that fact, but it has happened to someone I know recently and I saw it on my dash today.
So. Some courtesy tips for wanting art from artists.
bless this post.
I have felt a lot of these things, especially since I have said I am taking a break from art making for a while.
I have no confidence when it comes to my art. I have no concentration. I have little memory. I have a lot of pain. I hate saying no. I feel guilty when I have to turn people down. I feel guilty when people ask me.
I don’t know if I can do what I used to do. There’s a lot of reasons, but being out of practice and not wanting to practice because I have no confidence is a vicious circle. Taking commissions is a different thing to just drawing too. People ask for specific things and I’ve got to make sure I’ve correctly transcribed the criteria and specifications and in my most recent commissions I just haven’t done that. Not to mention one person in particular being incredibly fucking unconstructive in their criticism.
So yep. That’s what I have to add. That’s why I’m disappointing people and trying to deal with disappointing people. It’s really unfun.